Bill Maher performed at my job today. He commented on US politics and that got me to thinking of this little experiement I will perform on this blog. I do not believe that everyone who claims to be Democrat, Republican, Socialist, Communist, etc...really knows what they are saying. I, being a lesbian, do not wholly agree with the Democratic party...but *gasp* how could that be??? I think we allow stereotypes influence the way we vote...like "oh I'm black therefore I must vote for such and such". Every party has a platform in which it discusses the points of interest they want to achieve for their party supporters. Where am I getting at?
I'm going to compare the 1920 Nazi Party Platform against the US ideals.
1) Unification of German People...I can safely say that as Americans we want to be unified as a whole
2)Only Nationals can be citizens of the State. I'm going to interpret this as those who are born in America should be citizens. This point goes on to say non-Nationals can live in Germany as guests of the state.
3) Only Citizens can determine leadership and hold office. I think this is agreeable.
4) All German Citizens should have equal rights. Amen to that
5) Income for those who work...that makes sense
Those are the highlights...
While the Nazi Party Platform clearly is against those of the Jewish faith...it brings up a few good points like
Mandatory physical activities for children as health precautions. Better mother/child health care.
Those who seek to destroy the common good should be punished
The point of my expermient is this:
Read your party guidelines before going off on a political tirade. You'll see that there are some common placed themes and then some that do not agree at all.
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